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Friday, October 29, 2010

Today begins the last round of sales as well!!! Many have continued through out the month, but there are several that are just now starting. Make sure to check out the new ones as well as any shops you previously visited as several have added new items or even changed their sales! Happy Shopping and Happy 4th Anniversary EtsyMetal!!!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

We have 20 participants in CS6, each of the 20 participants created 22 charms - one for each swap member and one to be sold in the Etsymetal shop along with a Necklace (that can be a bracelet) that features all of the charms. 50% of the sale will go to a youth arts organization, yet to be determined.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Janine Moore! Many Congrats Janine!! You should have already received an email with instructions!

and many more shops are starting sales this week. Several have continued from last week as well (or from the beginning of the month) - having a sale is so much fun! Make sure to check them out - there are some really fabulous deals!

Here's a quick reminder to all who have participated in the Ring a Day project. The deadline to submit your rings for the SNAG exhibition at PUNCH gallery is Monday, October 25th at midnight PST. To be eligible to submit to the exhibition, you had to have posted a ring to the Flickr Ring a Day group pool prior to October 1, 2010.

It doesn't matter if you only posted one ring or 280 rings. We would like to show the scope of the project to include both the hardcore ring makers who have tirelessly kept on making rings and those who tried it for a few days; professional metalsmiths and novices; traditional and conceptual artists; teachers and students. This project belongs to all of us and in some small way, we have all journeyed along together.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Sometimes commercial stamps just wont cut it...not everyone makes an = sign, a + sign or a simple circle. That's why this technique can come in handy! 1. Start by procuring a set of steel nails. I bought hardened steel masonry nails. I should have bought longer ones (Mine are a bit short, but work fine). 2. Get a nice hot torch (I'm using a big acetylene torch). Put your nail on a fire safe surface & surround it with a few soldering blocks to keep the heat in. Turn on the torch & heat up the TIP of the nail only. Once it gets red hot, pull away the heat & let the nail cool slowly.3. Take a jeweler's saw & saw off the tip of the nail to create a flat surface4. Now plan out your design. I needed an = stamp, so I'm doing a simple bit of lines. Your stamp is only as good as your carving. For the first one, go with something easy- straight lines are super easy, as are basic circles (polish the outer edge then drill out the center). I did a + sign that was VERY hard to cut, but with the right tools in my flexshaft, it was possible.5. Start by deciding how big your stamps surface should be. I used a file to taper down the head of the nail to be the square size of my final = sign marks. I then sharpied on the top two lines that I wanted to follow 6. Use a jeweler's saw, metal files, flex shaft bits, drill bits..whatever works to carve in your design. As you go, test out the design by stamping it into soft copper to see how it looks7. Once you've finished carving, heat the tip of the nail back up, but this time once it's nice & glowing hot, QUENCH IN COLD WATER. This will harden it up 8. Now do some final finishing..I like to buff mine with a polishing compound like Zam. This will smooth out any tool marks & make it stamp cleanly. Then start stamping away!

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Tomorrow starts our sales! (and our first giveaway!) Each Friday for the rest of the month select shops will be having sales. This is simply a comprehensive list of most of the shops participating - make sure to check back for the details or check out your favorite shops to see when they may be having a sale.

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

The EtsyMetal Challenge Translation: Create a piece of jewelry inspired by a moment from your past

Due Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010

~Make it work~

**guidelines for guest participants:**

Please read this every week as there may be small updates and changes. The pieces you submit must be pieces that are made specifically for that weeks challenge. Then post a link to your challenge creation in this weeks comment area, they will be retrieved as they come in before the deadline.

We only are accepting guest submissions from our blog comment area at this time, insert your links there. Then please cross-post this to your Blog, Flickr, Etsy, etc. And tag them with "Project Runway Season 8 Episode 10." Currently we will post your name with a link and a picture of your piece on our blog. *The deadline for guest submissions will be Saturday at 12 pm, Pacific Standard Time. The new blog posts and the new challenge will go up the weekend after the new episode airs.

Friday, October 1, 2010

EtsyMetal is having a 4th Anniversary! To celebrate this occasion we will be having 4 $50 gift certificate giveaways the last 4 Fridays of October. You will have 4 chances to enter in to the giveaways, but you only have to do #1.

#1 Sign up for our new email list! It is really easy - see that big button at the top of our blog that says "Subscribe for our Newsletter" - click there!

#2 Blog about it! Write a blog post and leave a comment here with a link to your post.

#3 Tweet about our anniversary linking to this blog post - then comment on this blog post with a link to your tweet or twitter acct to let us know!

#4 Facebook it! Post a link to this blog post on your facebook page and let us know by leaving a comment on this blog post.

If you sign up for our newsletter the first week, but your name is not chosen - your name will remain in the hat! Each person can have up to 4 entries and depending on when you enter - that could mean 16 chances to win! Each winner will only be able to win once - so there will be 4 different winners. The winner will be contacted directly and will be posted on the blog the Friday morning of the drawing. The gift certificate can be used at any EtsyMetal Member's shop. Specific instructions on using the gift certificate will be emailed directly to the winner.

In addition to each weekly drawing - EtsyMetal members will celebrating by having individual sales! Each Friday blog post will list the shops having sales. The first round of sales will start Friday Oct 8th.

So to recap:Sign up for our newsletter! Help us promote! Buy handmade jewelry and be happy!

Happy Anniversary EtsyMetal! It's been a great 4 years!

Rules/Details:Gift Certificates may not be awarded to an EtsyMetal Member. Each person can only win one time. Gift certificates must be used in entirety at one member's shop - no splitting of the $50 will occur. No cash will be 'refunded' to the winner. The winner will work directly with the seller/etsymetal member of their choice. EtsyMetal will transfer the $50 to the seller/member's shop when the transaction has been agreed upon. If the amount is over $50 the winner will be responsible for paying the seller the balance (unless otherwise discussed with the seller). If the amount is under $50, no cash or credit will be given to the winner. There is no technical expiration date, though we encourage winners to shop soon while all our members are sprucing up their shops and putting items on sale!